Acer Swift 5 w/ 12th Gen Intel chip is now official!

Acer has just launched its newest version of the Swift 5. The brand's professional notebook now comes with 12th Gen Intel chips.

Acer Swift 5

Acer's newest professional notebook is now official!

To start, the laptop comes in with a sleek and premium-looking design with a contrast of Black and Gold colors on the body and the frame. Acer says its aluminum chassis is aerospace grade which is also 14.95mm slim. The brand also stated that the cover is capable of withstanding corrosion and wear.

Back and front design

It uses a 14-inch IPS display with a 2560 x 1600 resolution, a 16:10 aspect ratio that is great for multitasking, and a 92.22 percent screen-to-body ratio. It even has an Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass to prevent unwanted scratches.

2K display

Inside, it is equipped with a 10nm 12th Gen Intel Core processor (i7 is listed on their website) with Intel Iris Xe graphics. It is also paired with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD.

Even though they did not mention the battery details, Acer claims the laptop to have "real world battery life" and has a fast charging feature.

There's also a 1080p webcam, OceanGlass touchpad, and fingerprint reader embedded on the power button.

To keep the thermals in check, Acer also included dual fans, accompanied by dual D6 heat pipes and an air inlet keyboard which can expel up to 10 percent more heat compared to a standard keyboard. In total this cooling solution can improve the Thermal Performance by 65 percent versus the Swift 5 2021.

For ports, it has 2x Thunderbolt 4, 1x HDMI 2.1, 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, Kensington lock slot, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

The notebook runs with Windows 11 operating system.

Update: Acer told team GIZGUIDE that the device is now official in the Philippines with a PHP 74,999 starting price.

Stay tuned for more info.